The book of enoch is a noncanonical jewish work attributed to enoch, the greatgrandfather of noah. The book of enoch states, and the fifth was named kasdeja. Tertullian, who flourished at the close of the first. Although the book of enoch was longforgotten by modern times, the puritans rediscovered its existence after the reformation. The book of enoch speaks of a group of fallen angels who rebelled against god. The stuff of eternal spirit, rebelliously bred into the world, now becomes a world of evil spirits. Book of enoch restored name book 1 hanoch enoch 1 chapters 6 the parable of enoch introduction to the book of enoch we first learn of enoch in genesis 5 but it leaves us with questions.
There were a lot of weird things in the bible when it was first written by the council of nicea in the year 325ad and it has been altered many times since under the bull shit excuse of errors in translation. Nephilim and demons in the book of enoch nehemiaswall. The two most important of these watchers were semyaza and azazel, who was later considered to be a demon and is occasionally identified as the devil, or as one of his chieftains. Mystery of the watchers and book of enoch fallen angels. Azazel appears in the bible as an obscure entity that receives a scapegoat of sin from aaron. In addition, it helps explain a passage in the book of jude that describes a special judgment on a group of fallen angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode jude 6. In the book of enoch it says that the leader of the fallen angels was called azazel, and he. However, in the book of enoch and other apocryphal texts, azazel was a. Theres a lot of fascinating, weird information in the bible about the different kinds of angels and.
Filled with hallucinatory visions of heaven and hell, angels and devils, enoch introduced concepts such as fallen angels, the appearance of a messiah, resurrection, a final judgement, and a. For a discussion of this story in pirkei derabbi eliezer, see rachel adelmans tabs essay, reintroducing the myth of the fallen angels. In the book of enoch it says that when yahweh saw the lawlessness, chaos, corruption and sexual immorality that had been caused by the interaction of the watchers and humans he decided to intervene through the agency of the archangels michael, raphael, gabriel and uriel. The book of mormon the great controversy the book of enoch background at the outset it should be understood that the book of enoch is really five separate books by different authors, bound together as a single work comprising 108 chapters. In the book of enoch, azazel is the name of a demon blamed for all the sins of mankind enoch 10. And that day will two monsters be parted, one monster, a female named leviathan in order to dwell in the abyss of the ocean over the fountains of water. The benei elohim, the watchers, and the origins of evil. Gadriel is also the angel who teaches mankind to build weapons. The following list of fallen angel names gathered from different religions, mythologies and lore. In adams case, it is the state of being an undying worm, a reject in the lake of fire, with no hope for being made a son of god and metamorphosing into the image of the new man, ever. The book of enoch 5 the history of the book of enoch the book was thought to have been lost, for over 2,000 years, with many ancient sources referring to it, and even quoting parts, but no complete copies were known. We have ordered the demon names alphabetically, complete with rank of each of the demons of the underworld as classically taught. The apocryphal book of enoch gives the following description of this monsters origins.
Angels mating with humans is against gods commands and is a cursed action, resulting in the wrath of god coming upon earth. Azazel was popularly believed to have a retinue of hairy hegoat demons known as the seirim who, like the. Azazel is bound and cast into darkness, confined to the desert until the day of judgment. Founder and lead paranormal investigator for, i started the worlds first live online paranormal show. Sep 11, 2019 the watchers were tasked with observing mankind in the early times according to the book of enoch. Proper names were then bestowed upon many spirits both good and bad. The book of enoch, written during the second century b.
The book of giants is an apocryphal jewish book which expands the urzeit to endzeit primeval creation to end of time narrative of the hebrew bible and, by its multifaceted elaborations on divine decrees of warning and doom, ties the ancient prophet enoch. Because he was a leader among the fallen angels, the jewish book of enoch commands its readers to ascribe all sin to him. In the apocryphal old testament hebrew bible book of tobit, he is the one who, in human disguise and under the. Oct 02, 2018 in this episode of hebrew voices, nephilim and demons in the book of enoch, nehemia talks with dr. However, the source of this interpretation is the apocryphal book of enoch. Demons are disembodied spirits that seek to inhabit a body unlike fallen angels that have their own body. Zalbesael or z61bese1, one of the angels of the seasons eth. Thus, irenseus, assigning to the book of enoch an authenticity analogous to that of mosaic literature, affirms that enoch, although a man, filled the office of gods messenger to the angels.
To figure this out, we will go back to the oldest historical book ever found, the book of enoch, which predates the bible and was written by enoch, the greatgrandfather of noah. Explore how the concepts of the devil, demons and fallen angels evolved from early mentions in the hebrew bible old testament to stories from apocalyptic judaism found in the book of enoch, jubilees, and the dead sea scrolls, to the emergence of satan as christs arch nemesis in the book. Apr 04, 2017 bennun cites passages from the book of enoch which are very suggestive of antarctica as indeed the location where enoch was taken to witness celestial events 18. We have ordered the demon names alphabetically, complete with rank of each of the demons of the underworld as classically taught abaddon. The book of enoch shows that these fallen angels can lead humans to sin through direct interaction or through providing forbidden knowledge. Below is a complete list of known demonic names along with a brief description. Dorothy oliver, in addition to a few sources of medieval ceremonial magic. The book of enoch, provides extrabiblical details, and an expository retelling of the etiology for evil spirits.
Then in 1773, james bruce brought three copies back from ethiopia, having spent some years exploring the country. The book of enoch was considered as scripture in the epistle of barnabas 16. Michael knibb, professor of old testament studies at king. Oct 27, 2017 the book of enoch remarkable details about the watchers. Perhaps the name is a corruption of zalpathjl, gods sprinkler. The name armaros is likely a greek corruption of what may be an aramaic name. Contentsshow appearance not much is known about the appearance of each book, but the book containing e. The commentator, steven bennun, analyzed the apocryphal book of enoch, which describes the experiences of enoch, a predeluvian biblical figure, who was taken into the heavens to witness and play a key role in a major celestial conflict.
Satanic infernal names of biblical and hebraic origin. The names and functions of the fallen angels and satans. This information also comes from the book of enoch. Azazel is, according to the book of enoch, a fallen angel.
The names come from several sources, including the book of enoch i charles translation, gustav davidsons classic work a dictionary of angels, matthew bunsons angels a to z, and the angelsencyclopedia put out by visible ink press compiled by james lewis and e. These are typically considered friendly angels and some are even prayed to. Book 1 the watchers book 2 parables book 3 astronomy book 4 dreams epistle of enoch. List of demons demon names online demon encyclopedia. On march 14, israeli news live published a provocative story titled the fallen angels imprisoned in antarctica and are still alive. In his book from the ashes of angels, andrew collins names a few others, and other reference works corroborate some of the names given in these sources, sometimes with alternate. Antarctica and imprisoned fallen angels from the book of enoch. It names 20 of these, explaining that each one was a leader in a group of 10. He explains tha these angels were enchained after the flood until the judgment and that the spirits of their dead offspring, the nephilim giants, would roam the earth, as being neither. Enoch s name was listed several times in the bible and he is identified as a righteous man who walked with god. The 17th century theologian john gill identified naamah instead with the name of the wife of ham, son of noah, whom he believed may have become confused with noahs wife. In this episode of hebrew voices, nephilim and demons in the book of enoch, nehemia talks with dr.
Nov 15, 2011 the book of enoch consistently glorifies angels in the rightful place of jesus, at best this is promoting angel worship which is nothing more than trafficking in demonssorcery, which is why it is so highly utilized in the occult,with a whole realm of sorcery dedicated to it known as enochian magic. Arsyalalyur, an angel who, according to dillmanns text of en. The book is thought to date to about 300 bc and includes a detailed account of the fall of the angels in its section, the book of the watchers. Zerefu sho are, as the name suggests, a series of magic books written by the black mage zeref, containing various spells of the black arts. The two hundred angels take an oath to descend to mt hermon, find women to marry and have children with them. A fragment of the book of noah 1 in the year 500, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of enoch. According to the book of enoch, the names of the seven archangels are gabriel, michael, raphael, uriel, raguel, remiel, and saraqael. Azazel is a fallen angel whose evil influence led to the corruption of humanity. Abatu an earth bound form of destructivenegative energy in the order of the nine angels. Angel gadriel angeldemon of war guardian angel guide. The experience of demons and angels in 1 enoch, jubilees, and. The book of enoch remarkable details about the watchers.
This explanation has historic support in the dead sea scrolls and the book of enoch. While not all are not listed here many or most are. If you are looking for more information please check the run a search under that entities name. Dragon of the sea, the crooked serpent of the abyss lilith. He commanded raphael to bind azazel hand and foot like a sacrificial goat. The book of enoch is an ancient jewish text that dates back to between 170 b. In the 18th chapter, he is describing a journey with the angels, where they are flying in an angelic spaceship southwards on the earth, and coming to a place where there are pillars of heavenly fire. There is no complete record of the names of all 200 watchers, but some of their names are mentioned. Nov 16, 2011 the names come from several sources, including the book of enoch i charles translation, gustav davidsons classic work a dictionary of angels, matthew bunsons angels a to z, and the angelsencyclopedia put out by visible ink press compiled by james lewis and e. In the 18th chapter, he is describing a journey with the angels, where they are flying in an angelic spaceship southwards on the earth, and coming to a. However, their desire for the beauty of mortal women drove them.
Fallen angel names find their roots within ancient cultures such as babylon, assyria, and egypt, as well as within jewish, christian and muslim lore. And he took up his parable and said enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by god, saw the vision of the holy one in the heavens, which the angels showed me, and from. Astronomy confirms the accuracy of the book of enoch have discovered something very interesting in the book of enoch. Naamah is named as the wife of noah and a daughter of enoch, noahs grandfather, in the mediaeval midrash book of jasher chapter 5. This is an example of how foolish and impossible it is to project modern christian angelology on 1 enoch. And at that time your people shall be delivered, every one who is found written in the book. Enoch contains unique material on the origins of demons and giants, why some angels fell from heaven, an explanation of why the great flood was morally necessary, and prophetic exposition of the. The presence of the angel raphael and the demon asmodeus in tobit are sufficient to justify a treatment of this book in relation to the seminars topic, but a few observations will indicate some fascinating parallels between tobit and 1 enoch, which ha d led me to discuss the book in this context. The actual name azazel has variously been translated as god of victory, the strength of god, the strong god and even the goat god. These angel names are of those angels considered to be of a bad nature and not names of good angels.
As a hebrew name of importance, enoch also has deep roots within the jewish community. In the bible, the name azazel appears in association with the scapegoat rite. This passage sounds like it came from greek mythology. Two of these names, gabriel and michael, occur in the book of daniel 8 16 10. The name enoch became highly favorable among puritans and other nonconformist christians as a result. Semjaza appears as an imprisoned being in hell in wayne barlowes novel gods demon.
Enoch gives the names of the twenty angel chiefs who participated in the taking of daughters of men and explains that there were two hundred in all who rebelled. The following is an alphabetical list of the good angels whose names are given in the various books. Miryam brand about the book of watchers in 1 enoch, an attempt by ancient jews to explain who are the nephilim in. But this should not surprise us because another name for evil spirits is demon, and the word demon comes from greek mythology. He is not the chief demonnot actually satan enoch 6. The following list of angels is a collection on the whole. Dragon of the sea, the crooked serpent of the abyss. These spirits came from the nephilim killed in the flood. Gadriel himself is the starter of wars between nations. Who are the nephilim and the elouid the children of fallen. According to the book of enoch, exactly 200 watchers fell to earth to take human wives. In the book of enoch, gadriel as gadreel is described as a fallen angel. Enoch the righteous did write some memoirs but due to plain stupidity its now impossible to know how much was from enoch the righteous and how much was from cains son. The book of enoch is an ancient hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to enoch, the greatgrandfather of noah.
In that parable i saw how a mighty quaking made the heaven of heavens to quake, and the host of the most high, and the angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, were 2 disquieted with a great. The 8 kinds of angels and demons in the bible warning. The watchers were tasked with observing mankind in the early times according to the book of enoch. The book of enoch index internet sacred text archive.
The first book, chapters 6, deals with the watchers and the. The origin of the names of angels and demons in the extra. What is the difference between demons, fallen angels. Names of angels and demons 159 uryan, a good angel eth. In enoch, semyaz leads the angels to mate with women. Enoch and the watchers the real story of angels and demons. Demon names gc and non gc stories research resource list the following is a historic rundown of demon names. And these are the names of the holy angels who watch. The book of enoch, chapters 160 reluctant messenger.
They are given many names such as those listed here. Jun 21, 2010 the banning of the book of enoch by the christ rejecting jews of the first century, and the much later banning of the book of enoch by men in the west, who followed the christ rejecting jews of the first century, made the great void of truth of revealed doctrines in the western church, and that void was filled with all manner of imaginations of. December 30th, 2018 list of demon names demons appear in many religions and myths and generally represent an evil and malicious being with supernatural powers. Hermon, derives its name from the hebrew word herem, a curse charles, p. And now the giants, who have been begotten from body and flesh, will be called evil spirits on earth, and their dwellingplaces will be upon the earth. To perish is to be eternally unfitruined, for the purpose one or something is created for. Shemhazai is the name of one of the fallen angels who follow the god elua in jacqueline careys kushiels legacy series. Sam the imperator is revealed to be samyaza in children of the serpent by mark ellis, the thirtyeighth book in the outlanders novel series. Mystery of the watchers and book of enoch fallen angels and.
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